This
page is a quick guide to Rory related sites in Ireland. Included are
the Rory sites to see and whatever information I have to share. I
have included links to Ireland travel websites and a link to The
National Weather Service's webpage. If
anybody has useful information that I can add for travelers,
please
email me roryfan@comcast.net

Rory
Gallagher Place at the entrance toPaul
Street Shopping CentreThis is a fine
sculpture honoring Rory plus a plaque on the wall of thebuilding bears his
name. it is within easy walking distance of the main
shopping street in
Cork. The sculpture features a guitar on one side and lyrics from Jinx
on
the other.It was created by
Cork resident Geraldine Creedon, a teen friend of Rory's.

Crowley's
Music CentreThis is the shop
that Rory bought THE Strat in. It is located on McCurtain
Street. There was a plaque on the outside wall, but was removed because
of a spelling
error.

Thanks to Volkur
Grupe for these pictures.Below is the new
plaque

Rory's
GraveRory's grave is
located in Ballincollig, a 15-20 minute ride from Cork. Bus service is
available. The entrance for St. Oliver's Cemetery is before you
enter the village on the left if you are coming from Cork. The
cemetery is posted on the signpost along the road. As you enter the
cemetery go past the little house on the left and turn to the
right. You won't have any problem spotting Rory's grave. The Large
brass headstone stands out among the black headstones that are on most
graves in this small cemetery. At the grave, you'll see flowers
and artifacts left by Rory fans. Your visit will be both
emotional and memorable.

Rory
Gallagher Bar
( as fondly remembered)

The Rory Gallagher
bar WAS located in Midleton in East Cork (about a half hour
from the city of Cork). It was decorated with loads of Rory memorabilia
and was the home for many wonderful Rory tribute shows. Unfortunately,
the property was sold and the new owners have dropped the "Rory Bar"
name and the tributes.

As it wasOwner
Tony Moore

in
2002 Today

In May 2004, the Rory memorabilia was
relocated to TASTE-

The Rory Gallagher Cafe

see below

Rory
Gallagher CornerRory Gallagher Corner is located in
the
Temple Bar section of Dublin.It is located at the National Photographic
Archive building at theNorthWest
corner entrance to Meeting House
Square.Below are 2 pictures of the area and a
close up of the sign.

Thanks to a 'Continental
Op' for
passingon the information and
the photos.This Op sends along this information as
well....

If you see this tackle shop....you are VERY close!!!

Wall Plaque at J.J. Smyth's
in DublinCarmel Murphy passed along information
that there is a nice wall plaque of Rory by Meath sculptor, Michael
Keane at J.J.Smyth's Pub in Dublin. Live music is performed in the
music bar upstairs and the Irish Blues Club meets there every Tuesday.

O'Brien's
Sandwich BarThe sandwich bar has
a poster advertising a Rory gig, some photos and singles and a postcard
written by Rory to the owner. Angela passes on that the shop is on
Washington
Street in Cork, near the Internet Cafe.MacroomMacroom was the home of the first open
air
festival in Ireland. Rory played to packed crowds at the Mountain Dew
Festivals.
The front of the castle remains and the field where Rory and the band
performed remains surrounded by the hills

A nice little shop with quality craft
items is in the town center. The owner grew up in the same area as Rory
and has linked RoryON!! to the shop's' webpage. You can also see some
of their products online below.

There is also a record shop called
Gallagher's. A couple of Rory fans went in expecting to find Rory
material. After being harassed, the shop owner did add some reissues
and did sell them!

Rory Gallagher Music Room

Cork
Library on Grande Parade

Photos
by Angela Shaw12/05/04 Angela Shaw sent this description to The
Loop:"Quite impressive. I expected to have
to hunt for a miniscule plaque but there is a big arch way leading from
the main library to the music room which has a sizeable Rory Gallagher
signature logo on it, turn left into the little corridor and there is a
display case with the 50th anniversary Strat signed by musicians who
attended the Wembley 1996 shindig, I think, plus a couple of other
display cases with articles and a presentation from IRMA (Irish
Recorded Music Association) for selling in excess of 100,000 album in
Ireland between 1996 and 2004."

Robert Gallinagh's
Ballyshannon Webpage (click)
A nice webpage on the town where Rory was born. Hundred's of photos and
some town history. The page also includes a section on the Rory
Gallagher Festival held every June.

Current
weather at Shannon AirportThis
site gives current weather condition at the Shannon Airport from the US
National Weather Service. Handy for planning what to jam into those
suitcases.
The site is great for checking your home or travel weather also.

Around Cork

Sunset Ridge Hotel A moderately priced hotel just outside of Cork in Killeens, Blarney on the Main Cork/ Mallow Road (N20)Phone 021-385271 owned by a HUGE Rory fan, Denis Cronin

7, Ferncliffe B&B A very nice B&B owned by a very nice lady, Breeda HigginsBellevue Pk. St.Lukes, Cork City 021-0458963 1KM to City Centre

We regularly get visitors staying with us in the Bru
Hostel MacCurtain st looking for Rory’s sites around the place.
Perhaps
you can link us to your web site and we’ll keep pointing them in the
right direction. Good luck, Ash

This
is a useful utility to check the conversions rate from any currency to
any
other.

Be Our GuestA
terrific site to choose your accommodations. It has a search function
that allows you to choose what you need for your stay, then identifies
hotels within specific
counties with those attributes. Pictures and details are given with
each
hotel.

Interactive
Travel
Guide to IrelandThis
a great site loaded with pictures and information. The site is
searchable. It also gives suggested itineraries for specific areas.
TONS of great information on accommodations , etc.!!!

This page is under
construction. Please feel free to pass along any more useful Rorytravel
information. I'd especially be glad to add more information on those
Rory places.Thanks to Joyce and
Perry for some of the Ireland pics posted here